Definition
To giggle or laugh at something excessively or foolishly; to cause someone to giggle (archaic or humorous).
Etymology
From 'be-' (Old English causative prefix) + 'giggle' (imitative origin, from Dutch 'gigelen' or similar). A playful formation, likely colloquial or literary.
Kelly Says
'Begiggle' sounds made-up, but it follows real English word-building rules—the 'be-' prefix once let anyone turn a noun or action into something causative, making words that are now extinct.
Translations
ARالعربية
تتخبط
tat-kha-bat
BNবাংলা
ঝাঁকানো
jha-ka-no
CSČeština
kmitat
k-mi-tat
ELΕλληνικά
ταραχώ
ta-ra-cho
ESEspañol
revolotear
re-vo-leo-tear
FAفارسی
لرزیدن
la-rzi-den
FISuomi
väristen
vye-ri-sten
FRFrançais
tressaillir
tre-sa-i-l-ir
HUMagyar
remegni
re-me-gni
IDBahasa Indonesia
gemetar
ge-me-tar
ITItaliano
tremare
tre-ma-re
MSBahasa Melayu
gemetar
ge-me-tar
NLNederlands
schudden
skud-den
PTPortuguês
tremer
tre-mer
RORomână
tremuri
tre-mu-ri
RUРусский
дрожать
dro-zhat'
SWKiswahili
kuteteka
ku-te-te-ka
TRTürkçe
titremek
ti-tre-mek
UKУкраїнська
трястись
tryas-ty-s'
VITiếng Việt
run rần
run ran